THE SLOW-MOVING OBJECTS 1993-SB AND 1993-SC

Authors
WILLIAMS IP OCEALLAIGH DP FITZSIMMONS A MARSDEN BG
Citation
Ip. Williams et al., THE SLOW-MOVING OBJECTS 1993-SB AND 1993-SC, Icarus, 116(1), 1995, pp. 180-185
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Icarus → ACNP
ISSN journal
00191035
Volume
116
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
180 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-1035(1995)116:1<180:TSO1A1>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The results are reported of a search that was carried out in September 1993 for slow moving objects in the Solar System that may be potentia l members of the Kuiper belt of comets. Two objects, 1993 SB and 1993 SC were discovered and an analysis of all the images allows a possible rotation rate for 1993 SC to be determined. An estimate, based on the limiting magnitudes of the images, is made of the likely space densit y of such objects. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.